Month: June 2017

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Real-Life maintenance lessons from a Beechcraft Baron that could apply to many different kinds of airplanes:

• ECI cylinder AD.

• Fuel selector issue.

• Cigarette lighter anomaly.

• Heater decay test.

• Simple check for engine controls.

• Oil drain plug safety wiring.

• Oil leakage at oil cooler.

• Continental throttle body support studs and nuts.

The top area  with the dark residue, is where the missing nut and worn stud, were located.

• Aircraft battery connections.

• Hydraulic fluid leakage at parking brake valve.

• Propeller slow to feather and unfeather.

• Crankshaft seal leakage.

  

Since the prop had to be removed, it’s a perfect time to replace the crankshaft seal.

• Required POH placards.

Thanks to Adam Sipe and Don Sebastian for having me as a guest on the Airplane Intel Podcast!  It was a great conversation with them and you can find that episode here:

 https://www.airplaneprebuy.com/020

Also, while you’re there, take a look around at all the valuable resources they provide.

I’m incredibly grateful to all the people who have taken the time to leave a rating and review for the podcast on iTunes.  I caught up on sharing those in this episode, with the latest 4 reviews.  If you appreciate the Airplane Owner Maintenance podcast and have not left a rating and review, I’d be grateful if you would do that, and the process is simple:

1. Go to iTunes.

2. Click on “Store.”

3. Type “Airplane Owner Maintenance” in the search bar and press enter.

4. Click on the little square podcast picture.

5. Click “Ratings and reviews.”

6. Select and click your star rating.

7. Click “write a review.”

8. Type and submit your review.

Thank you so much, and if you would like me to share your real name and a website, just leave that in the text of your review, and I’ll be happy to do that for you!

Here’s a new podcast I’m recommending, that I found out about through Don Sebastian:

The “Aviation News Talk” podcast with Max Trescott, who was the 2008 National CFI of the Year.”  You can check out the podcast and resources here:

http://aviationnewstalk.com/

In his latest episode, he had some excellent tips on mag checks, both in flight and on the ground, before shutdown.

Send me any questions and feedback to dean@airplaneownermaintenance.com

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It was such a pleasure to meet Paul and Helen New, the owners of Tennessee Aircraft Services, Inc. in Jackson, Tennessee.   In addition to running the maintenance shop, Paul is a writer, speaker, consultant, and technical advisor for the Cessna Pilot’s Association.

Paul soloed the day after his 16th birthday, but he operated the controls of an airplane long before that… listen to today’s episode for some fascinating stories.

Also, be sure to check out Paul’s website, TennesseeAircraft.net.  He has some great articles there, as well as several videos.  Paul is a great resource for general aviation, and as he mentioned in the interview, he can be reached at tasnew@gmail.com.

Paul pointed out that Helen is an IA also… she’s the “Intelligence Auditor!”

What a necessary position, to make sure the maintenance record entries are legible, and will be preserved for future use.

Paul also gave us some tips about what NOT TO DO, and what TO DO, when it’s time to take your airplane to the maintenance shop.

One of these tips could help you not to lose your maintenance records, which is vitally important, since missing maintenance records could reduce the value of an airplane by about 30 %!

We both gave a shout-out to our English teachers… mine was Miss Beachy, and Paul’s was Faye Hardin.  We might have “endured those English classes years ago, but today, it’s a valuable skill to be able to write maintenance record entries that are concise, accurate, and that make sense.

The Cessna 210 is one of Paul favorite airplanes, and if you have a 210 with a specific maintenance need, you might want to consider flying it to Jackson, TN!

Paul shared a life lesson that he learned from aviation… “It’s not the bounce… it’s the recovery that counts.”  It’s not the things that happen to you in life… it’s what you do and how you react and respond to those things, that really makes the difference.  What a great life lesson!

And finally, on my way out, I stopped in the FBO and looked around… what an incredibly nice pilot’s lounge, complete with a “massage chair!”  This is worth walking inside for, if you ever fly to Jackson, Tennessee!